National Knife Collectors Association Inc. ©

Each of the custom knives shown below have been donated to the NKCA to be used as a fundraiser for the NKCA. We thank our custom makers for supporting the NKCA and all it stands for! We encourage your participation in our very FIRST custom knifemaker event. You will be able to bid on any or all of the knives, but your bid(s) must be returned to us by USPS First Class Mail or by E-mail to NKCALisa@hotmail.com, no phone calls will be accepted.

Please bid the highest dollar amount you are willing to pay for each knife, recognizing that you are making a contribution to the NKCA. The highest bidder will win that particular knife. All bids must be postmarked (if sending by USPS) by midnight, October 31, 2011 or e-mailed by 12:00PM on October 31st. The winning bidders will be contacted for payment after the close of the auction. The winning bidders will receive their items immediately following the end of the auction (approximate ship date will be November 15, 2011). Winners will also be listed on our website. Please complete the MINIMUM BID FORM and return it to us prior to October 31, 2011. (either by email or “snail-mail.”)

2010 CUSTOM KNIFE AUCTION

The knifemakers listed here have made commitments to donate a very special handmade knife for our upcoming Custom Knife Auction, to be held sometime during 2011.

If you are interested in making a monetary donation and/or a knife contribution, or cutlery donation of any kind, please contact

Lisa Sebenick

1. DOUG CASTEEL ~  Fighter style bowie with 440C stainless steel collar, end cap with skull crusher, Jasper handle, double grind blade, engraved stainless guard, satin finish, 416 fittings. Overall length 13-1/4, blade length 8-1/4”. Appraised Value $1,500.00 (Minimum Bid $500.00)

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2. LUKE SMITH ~ Small Skinner, made from 1/8” 1095 bar stock steel; hollow ground blade with mirror polish. Black linen micarta handle accented with red spacer. Sheath made by Lonnie Hyatt. Overall length approximately 7” with 2-3/4” blade. Serial #90. Appraised Value $150.00 (Minimum Bid $50.00)

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3. MICHAEL PRATER & CO. ~ 2-Blade Great Eastern Knife, Bearhead Trapper, customized by Mike Prater, Malachite web handle with white pearl inlays, nickel silver spacers, engraved bolsters, file work on back-springs and blade. Custom walnut display box. Serial #44 (1 of only 50 produced).    Appraised Value $500.00 (Minimum Bid $200.00)

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4. WATSON WARD ~ Fixed blade knife with Elk, leather and lace wood handle, with leather sheath. Overall length 8” with 3-1/2” blade. Appraised Value $100.00 (Minimum Bid $25.00)

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5. DAVE THOMAS ~ 3-Bladed Case 6375SS, Stockman, customized by Dave Thomas. Detailed file work on blades, tang, back springs and liners. Stabilized Mammoth tooth handles.                        Appraised Value $1,000 (Minimum Bid $200.00)

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6. NKCA 2000 Youth Millennium Anniversary Set (RARE)~Three Schatt & Morgan, 2-bladed Peanuts, with red, white, and blue jigged bone handles. Only 76 Sets produced in 2000. Appraised Value $450.00 (Minimum Bid $100.00)

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7. MURR KNIVES ~  Hunting knife with lanyard, made by Keith Murr, Elk handle, Model 410, D-2 steel approximate 1/8” thickness, polished blade, with an overall length of 9”.

Appraised Value $325.00  (Minimum Bid $150.00)

8. MIKE CARTER ~ Bowie style knife with 1/8” thick 440C stainless steel blade, hollow ground, mirror polished. Cocobolo handle with nickel silver guard and butt cap. The sheath is hand carved and hand sewn by Mike Carter as well.                              Appraised Value $300.00 (Minimum Bid $150.00)

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9. AXIS, Argentina ~ Handmade Gaucho Camp Knife with sandbar stag handle, brass facet with spacers, capped with brass. Donated by NKCA Board Member, Hayden Ables.

Appraised Value $350.00 (Minimum Bid $100.00)

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10. STEVE DAVIS ~Small fixed blade with a stabilized Redwood Burl handle, ATS34 steel, stainless pins, custom sheath, and has a 2-½” blade with an overall length of 6-¼”.                Appraised Value $300.00 (Minimum Bid 100.00)

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11. JOHN HARBUCK ~ Fighter with ATS34 polished blade with rare wood handle. Knife is stamped B-3. Blade measures 7-1/2” with an overall length of 12-1/2”. The sheath is custom made and stamped “NKCA 2010,” which is when the knife was donated.                          Appraised Value $325.00 (Minimum Bid $100.00)

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12. JOHN HUTCHISON, SURSUM KNIFE WORKS ~Boot knife with Black Micarta handles, mosaic pins, D-2 blade that measures 3-½” with an overall length of 7-½”, with custom sheath.

Appraised Value $200.00 (Minimum Bid $100.00)

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